The Aston Martin DB5 was bought by Sir McCartney in the summer of 1964, between completing filming for A Hard Day’s Night and embarking on The Beatles 1964 world tour, and was in his possession for the next six years. Canadian auction firm RM Auctions believes that The Beatles star put some 40,000 miles on the car during this time.
Wednesday’s auction was not the first time that the Aston Martin DB5 has been in the news. A 1967 Time magazine profile on Paul McCartney described “Bachelor Paul” as a “movie addict, loves ‘the look of London’, and tools around town in a spiffy blue Aston Martin DB5.”
This particular DB5 is painted Sierra blue and came with options such as chrome wire wheels, black interior leather, a Motorola radio and a unique Phillips Auto-Morgan record player. According to the auctioneers, Sir McCartney ordered for the leather interior to be patterned with musical notes. However, this upholstery has since been replaced.
Before the iconic sports car went under the hammer, Peter Wallman who co-ran the bidding for RM Auctions said: “I’m not going to predict that happening here but if somebody collects Beatles memorabilia and just really wanted to have Paul McCartney’s Aston Martin then it could go crazy.”
According to service records and other reports, Paul McCartney sold the car in 1970. The musical icon continued to own a number of other Aston Martin makes.
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